Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1888 — Minning's Partial Success. [ARTICLE]

Minning's Partial Success.

It transpires that Cardinal Manning has recently written a number of letters to the Pope with a view to dissuading the Holy Father from, interfering with the Irish Catholics in their struggle with the English government for home rule for 1 reland. Concerning these letters, the Chronicle saj B they have undoubtedly had some effect, but their influence with the Vatican has fallen far short of the Cardinal’s expectations. The best result he has been able to obtain, the Chronicle asserts, is the not very postive assurance the Pope will not publicly condemn the course of the National party, but will content himself by giving private and detailed instructions to the Irish bibhopa as to the conduct of themselves, the clcrsry and thefaithful. To what extent tlreße ift'Btruciions will be carried out remains to be seen, i